US: 2010 Issues (Gallup 3/26-28)
Emily Swanson | April 8, 2010
Topics: poll
USA Today / Gallup
3/26-28/10; 968 registered voters, 4% margin of error
Mode: Live telephone interviews
(Gallup release)
National
How important will each of the following issues be to your vote for Congress this year?
Economy:
57% Extremely important
36% Very important
5% Moderately important
2% Not that important
Health Care:
48% Extremely important
34% Very important
13% Moderately important
5% Not that important
Unemployment:
46% Extremely important
40% Very important
10% Moderately important
3% Not that important
The federal budget deficit
46% Extremely important
33% Very important
18% Moderately important
3% Not that important
Terrorism:
40% Extremely important
36% Very important
19% Moderately important
5% Not that important
Afghanistan:
32% Extremely important
37% Very important
23% Moderately important
6% Not that important
Environment:
22% Extremely important
24% Very important
29% Moderately important
23% Not that important
By Emily Swanson | April 8, 2010 11:27 AM | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBacks (0)
Comments
Most useless poll of the year. NEWSFLASH! Important issues are important!
Posted on April 8, 2010 12:01 PM
Agreed.
Posted on April 8, 2010 12:05 PM
Well, the question is a matter of precedence. As the Gallup release says: "The top issues voters say they will take into account when voting this year ... are quite different from those in the last midterm elections, in 2006."
It seems that Wall Street bears outweigh polar bears; no one cares about the Russian bear.
Posted on April 8, 2010 1:33 PM
As my teenage daughter would say, "Duuuh!"
Posted on April 8, 2010 2:58 PM
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